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Luke Skywalker and 2 Li ve Crew's album "As Nasty As We
The parental advisory label is used as a warning only. The Want To Be" has caused a lot of controversary. Because of
label does not restrict anyone person from buying it. The the explicit lyrics the album contained people tried to get it
label is put on there to tell people of the albums content banned; however, the attempt has been unsuccessful. (C.
rather than dicourage them from buying it. (C. Hooper) Hooper )

M usic Starts Conflicts

Over Moral, Immoral

-Wendi Hansen-
'.'Congress shall make no law respecting Priest was sued because a 17 year old boy com-
an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free mitted suicide. The parents claimed it was be-
exercise there of; or abridging the freedom of cause of the music that the boy cornitted suicide.
speech or press; or the right of people to peaceably The reason for some people's outrage
assemble, and to petition the government for a was because they said the government should not
redress of grievances." However, the question have been allowed to make the deci sion on what
still remains: "Should the government be able to is moral and immoral, or at what age a person
draw the line?" Particularly as it has in todays could be exposed to these things. Sophomore
music industry. Christina Hooper said, "I do not think the gov-
"No, the government should not be able ernment can make such a decision . I think I should
to draw the line! They gave us the right to speak be able to decide what I can and cannot handle.
what we want! The problem comes with the Censorship is entirely hypocritical towards the
generation gap. Neither generation may like each First Amendment. Censorship is Unamerican!"
others' music, but they shouldn't try to ban it," 'The government has so many problems
said Sophomore Tom Barrett. of their own, so I don 't see why they have to cover
For many young people, singers and the eyes and ears of the public. The responosiblity
audiences alike, the freedom of expression has of deciding to listen to a certain kind of music
been denied. For instance, the band 2 Live Crew's should be left up to the individual or the individual's
latest tape was banned by radio stations across the parents," said Junior Lori Saferite. The
country because of explicit lyrics . Madonna also . government's purpose was to protect the public's
had her recent video "Justify My Love" banned concerns, but where that concern ends, nobody
from being played on MfV because of some hot knows. Until it is decided, the question remains
year related to censorship issues . The group Judas "Where can the government draw the line ?"

Censorship